Come on in strange person I have never met off the street and let me show you these rooms that have locks on the doors and some of them even have beds. Does this sound like a good idea to you? Me either! This is one of the reason I have never been a fan […]

Look around your home. No, not at your big screen TV, or the china in the cabinet. Look at the less obvious things. Your laptop sitting in an office. The bucket of lose change you keep on your dresser. A beautiful jewelry box filled with priceless heirlooms and sentimental treasures. These could all fall prey […]

Divorce is rarely an easy thing do go through. It is usually the final step along a trail of tears that winds through the wilderness of broken vows, broken hearts, and broken dreams. Roughly one million marriages end in divorce each year in the United States and many of those newly-divorced couples end up with […]

I have seen some strange things showing houses. No, the picture to the left is definitely NOT the most strange! Some things I have seen include: Rows and rows of mason jars with what appeared to be witches brews, like “eye of newt” type things A king size bed that glowed and had lots of […]

Everyone loves the holidays and if you are “the” host in the family, you know that it takes a lot of work. So how do you handle hosting holiday gatherings when your house is on the market? With careful planning, of course! Since you never know when the phone might ring with a request for […]

Staging your home is important, we all know that. You want it to be inviting and friendly to all who enter – from the front door to eye-popping entryway, to the cozy kitchen, and more, your efforts should be designed with your future buyers in mind. But are you considering the Boomers or retiree buyers? […]

There are many things a home owner must do in order to prepare their home to go on the market and of those chores, next to de-cluttering, cleaning is one of the most important. Few people like deep cleaning but it is critical to setting you and your home up for success. Ideally, you should […]

I’m not sure if you’ve ever noticed that I don’t talk about my open houses and there’s a reason for that. I don’t hold them. WHAT? you may say but it’s true – I have not found them to be an effective way to promote my listings. Over the years I have found that all […]

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” they say. But when it’s time to put your home on the market, you need to take a very objective point of view – especially when it comes to the eventual inspection. Home sellers are almost always anxious (and sometimes a little insecure) when it comes to […]

Did you know that a well-landscaped yard with mature trees can increase the value of a home by 7 to 19 percent (and up to 25 percent when the entire street is tree-lined!)? What about a nice lawn and pretty flowers? Nope, they didn’t make a difference in the bottom line…at all. But mature trees (that […]